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Mwah.
The Man in Black's voice was low and hoarse. It seemed that he had deliberately changed his tone to prevent others from determining his true identity.
Li Xunhuan sighed. Before he could say anything, Li Yue quietly poked her head out from behind him.
"Old Grandpa, since you're from the Blue Dragon Society.
Why don't you wear green clothes but black clothes? "
The Man in Black was speechless.
Seeing that the other party did not answer,
Li Yue continued to work hard and asked another question that she had never understood in her two lifetimes.
"It's fine if you don't wear green clothes.
Why do you wear black in broad daylight?
You even cover your head and face.
Isn't the sun hot on your body? "
The men in black were speechless.
The enemy was speechless.
Li Xunhuan burst out laughing. He had always been gentle and polite, but deep down, he was actually a little eccentric.
Otherwise, he would not have resigned from his position at such a young age.
He galloped through the martial arts world.
Li Xunhuan rolled his eyes and explained to Li Yue with a faint smile.
"You're still young. You don't understand. Covering your head and face and wearing black clothes.
It's the tradition of people who do bad things in the world. "
"But isn't it more conspicuous to wear black clothes during the day?"
"Yes.
They also know.
No matter how they dress up and do evil things.
Sooner or later, they will be caught.
The so-called concealment of one's appearance is nothing but self-deception. "
With a pure and innocent little face, Li Yue and Li Xunhuan asked and answered as if they were singing a duet.
The Man in Black was so embarrassed that he flew into a rage. He did not waste time talking nonsense with Li Xunhuan. He directly ordered the other Men in Black to attack.
It was true that the men in black had the advantage in numbers, but Li Xunhuan was not the least bit inferior. On one hand, his martial arts were outstanding; on the other hand, Tie Chuanjia and his men were surrounding the manor.
Li Yue only saw Li Xunhuan raise his hand and wave it. A few silver lights flashed between his slender and well-defined fingers. In the next moment, half of the dozen or so black-clothed men fell to the ground.
A bunch of low-level close-combat killers ganged up on a boss who was suspected to be at the max level and was proficient in both long-range and close-combat, and they still dared to boast shamelessly. Did they really think that they were some big shot?
The way Li Yue looked at the leader of the black-clothed men was filled with pity for an idiot.
The leader of the men in black couldn't hear Li Yue's silent criticism of him, but he cherished his life very much. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to him, he quickly left the other men in black behind and ran away.
The throwing knife in Li Xunhuan's hand was already aimed at the leader of the men in black. As the other party turned around and exposed all his flaws, he sighed and simply took the life of the leader.
Since the leader was dead, the remaining men in black hesitated. In terms of martial arts, they were definitely not as good as Li Xunhuan. If they turned around and ran, it would be too shameful. Moreover, the Blue Dragon Society never showed mercy to traitors. They looked at each other and glared at each other. The atmosphere in the manor suddenly became awkward.
The one who broke the awkward atmosphere was Li Yue. She pulled Li Xunhuan's sleeve and pointed at Yuan Suiyun, who was feverish, injured, and somewhat delirious.
Seeing this, Li Xunhuan slightly frowned. He picked up the boy who could no longer move and held the girl with his other hand, and openly walked out of the manor.
The men in black thought that they had been spared by Xiao Li's Flying Dagger, so they lowered their heads to catch their breath. When they raised their heads again, they saw Tie Chuan Jia's ferocious face that was comparable to an evil spirit.
Li Tanhua, didn't you say you would give us a way out?
In fact, before dawn, Li Xunhuan had already found out Li Yue's location. However, he didn't have a clear understanding of the manor's environment. He was afraid that he would act rashly and alert the enemy.
Li Yue and Yuan Suiyun were lucky to be able to escape under the eyes of the Blue Dragon Society's members. Otherwise, Li Xunhuan wouldn't have been able to make a move.
The Blue Dragon Society had a hundred years of history in the martial arts world. They were different from other Jianghu sects. They acted without any rules, and their conduct was both good and evil. When they made a move, they often didn't ask for the reason.
Although Li Xunhuan didn't expect to face the Blue Dragon Society this time, he didn't regret it.
When Li Xunhuan was an official, he didn't fear power. Now that he was in Jianghu, he didn't need to be timid.
Since he was targeted by the Blue Dragon Society, hiding and running away wasn't a solution. After a moment of contemplation, Li Xunhuan made up his mind to teach Li Yue martial arts when he returned.
Li Yue was completely unaware of Li Xunhuan's change of heart. Her attention was focused on Yuan Suiyun.
After leaving the manor, Li Xunhuan rode a horse and led the two to a nearby Taoist temple.
The Taoist priests in the Taoist temple had never seen Li Xunhuan before, but they had all heard of Li Fei Dao's illustrious reputation. In addition, Tanhua Lang readily took out a few ingots of silver. Immediately, a Taoist priest led the three of them to a guest room in the Taoist temple. An old Taoist priest also came to check Yuan Suiyun's pulse.
The old Taoist priest prescribed medicine for Yuan Suiyun and asked a young Taoist priest to decoct it. Then, he took off Yuan Suiyun's clothes and performed acupuncture.
Li Yue watched as the old Taoist priest performed acupuncture a few times. Yuan Suiyun directly spat out a mouthful of black blood, but her complexion had become much rosier. She couldn't help but sigh at how wonderful the world was.
Two hours later, the young Taoist priest appeared in front of everyone with a bowl of Chinese medicine with a strange color and smell. Li Yue was wondering how Yuan Suiyun should drink the medicine since she was unconscious. In the end, the old Taoist priest stretched out his withered fingers and pinched and lifted, pouring the medicine down Yuan Suiyun's throat in one gulp.
The old Taoist priest's actions were simple and crude. The whole process went smoothly without spilling a single drop of the medicine. However, the medicine's smell might be too magical. Even the unconscious Yuan Suiyun couldn't help but frown.
Li Yue, who watched the whole process, swallowed her saliva and subconsciously shrank behind Li Xunhuan. Tanhua Lang was used to this scene. He even calmly talked with the old Taoist priest. Li Yue's heart trembled. She decided to take good care of her body. Otherwise, what happened to Yuan Suiyun today would be her future.
Li Xunhuan and the old Taoist priest chatted from morning until noon. Tie Chuanjia, who had finished dealing with the aftermath, also came to the Taoist temple. He solemnly bowed to the statue of the Three Pure Ones and habitually guarded the door of the guest room.
Seeing Tie Chuanjia coming over, Li Xunhuan restrained his expression and seriously asked Li Yue about Yuan Suiyun's background. When Li Yue said "Wuzheng Villa", he deeply frowned.
Even the young master of Wuzheng Villa was not spared. What did the Blue Dragon Society want to do?
Tie Chuanjia sent people to deliver letters to Uncle Fu and the master of Wuzheng Villa. For the past two days, he and Li Xunhuan had not rested in order to find Li Yue. Now that they had found her, the three of them rested in the Taoist temple for the night.
At dawn the next day, Yuan Suiyun, who had been in a coma for the whole day, finally opened his eyes. He slowly sat up and tried to listen to the sounds that entered his ears. After hearing the girl's familiar snoring, the boy slightly curved his lips.
Yuan Suiyun woke up very quietly, but it could not be hidden from Li Xunhuan. When Li Xunhuan woke up, Tie Chuanjia naturally woke up as well. Under the sunlight, they noticed that although the boy would move his eyes according to the sounds, his eyes were lifeless. Only then did they truly confirm the boy's true identity.
After all, everyone in Jianghu knew that the young master of Wuzheng Villa, the number one aristocratic family in the Wulin world, was a heaven-sent genius. He was good at both civil and martial arts. Unfortunately, he became blind at the age of three.
Before Li Xunhuan could say anything, Yuan Suiyun had already accurately identified the other party's position. He insisted on standing on the ground and bowed to Li Xunhuan to express his gratitude. His every movement was like moving clouds and flowing water. He did not disgrace the name of an aristocratic family's young master, but he also silently distanced himself from Li Xunhuan.
Li Xunhuan looked at the boy who was still on guard and did not say anything. He only told him to rest well and that the people of Wuzheng Villa would come to pick him up very soon.
When Yuan Suiyun heard the words "Wuzheng Villa", his expression did not change.
Wuzheng Villa was located in Taiyuan. Since ancient times, Taiyuan had been an important border town. Therefore, the people of Wuzheng Villa also had some business outside the pass. Not long after the young master disappeared, more than half of the people in the villa were sent out to investigate. It was not strange that they could guarantee that someone would come to pick up the young master so quickly.
When the sky was completely bright, the steward of Wuzheng Villa had already driven to the front of the Daoist temple. The steward donated a lot of money to the temple and also solemnly thanked Li Xunhuan. He also explained that Li Tanhua was an important guest of Wuzheng Villa. The Villa Master invited Tanhua Lang to come to Wuzheng Villa for a chat. He also said that if there were any errands in the future, the villa would be duty-bound to help.
After learning that Li Xunhuan and the others were currently living in Shuozhou City, the steward had planned to send a group of people to send the three of them home. However, when he heard that Li Xunhuan's family also had people coming to pick them up, he gave up.
Yuan Suiyun's expression was calm as he and the housekeeper presented the valuable gift to Li Xunhuan together. The Third Valedictorian accepted it openly. Before leaving, Yuan Suiyun went to take a look at Li Yue and found that she was still sleeping soundly. He chose to leave quietly.
Li Yue had no idea what was going on in the Daoist temple. She was young and had a good mentality. She slept until late in the morning before she opened her eyes. When she regained her consciousness and struggled to get up from the bed, she heard that Yuan Suiyun was no longer in the Daoist temple. Her whole body swayed a few times, and she directly collapsed back into the quilt without caring about her image.
Tanhua Lang originally thought that Li Yue was unhappy about the news of Yuan Suiyun's departure. At any age, women's moods changed three times a day. Their thoughts were complicated and hard to guess. Li Xunhuan didn't think that there was anything wrong with it. However, he didn't know that even though her outer appearance had changed into that of a white, rich, and beautiful woman, Li Yue still didn't change her nature as a pig spirit girl. When she heard that the little brother she just met had returned to his hometown, her heart didn't fluctuate at all. She even … only wanted to ask if there was still breakfast and when to eat lunch.
This kind of person … could be said to be a pig spirit destined to be alone for the rest of her life.
The Bearded Man's words were very pleasant to hear. After all, Li Yue was a girl with an unknown background at her age. Usually, she couldn't do much. On the contrary, the people who took her in had to spend a lot of effort to take care of her. Ordinary people would definitely abandon her at the border.
Therefore, as soon as the man finished speaking, Li Yue hurriedly began to sell herself.
"I don't have any relatives in this world. I don't eat much, so I'm very easy to raise. Not only can I read, but I also know how to calculate. So, can I trouble you to take me in for the time being?
I'll work hard and make you feel that it's worth it. "
Nobody knew which sentence moved the young man. He finally put down the wine jar in his hand, carefully looked at Li Yue, and let out a deep sigh from the bottom of his heart.
"I've always been a hopeless person, so why would I dislike others? If you're willing, then stay. If there comes a day when you want to leave, you don't have to tell me."
After saying this, the young man's lips curved into a bitter smile. He once again raised the wine jar to drink. His entire body was once again enveloped by the aura of defeat, forcibly cutting himself off from the world.
Li Yue didn't like to see people drowning their sorrows in alcohol. She originally wanted to say a few words of advice to the young man, but when the words reached her mouth, she swallowed them back down.
The atmosphere in the carriage was too oppressive. Li Yue had the idea of sitting outside and looking at the scenery along the way. However, just as she opened the curtain, the cold wind that came into her face made her sneeze.
Shrinking into the warm corner of the carriage, Li Yue suddenly remembered that when she escaped, she only wore a thin, light-colored, tight-fitting shirt. She didn't wear any thick clothes at all. The reason why she was able to sleep in the carriage for so long was also because the interior of the carriage was covered with a thick layer of mink fur, and she was also covered with the young man's thick coat.
Now that she wanted to sit outside the carriage, Li Yue was a little hesitant. She still thickened her skin and took the thick coat that the young man didn't wear, firmly wrapping it around her body.
Outside the Great Pass, most of the places were bitterly cold. Although it wasn't the twelfth lunar month of winter and snow had yet to fall, the wind blowing from all directions had already made Li Yue so cold that she couldn't help but exhale.
The Bearded Man, who was driving the carriage, glanced at the little girl who squeezed to his side. He simply took off his cloak and directly covered the little girl's body.
The little girl wrapped the cloak around her body and raised her head to ask the big man:
"My surname is Li, my name is Yue. How do I address you and the young man inside?"
"Your surname is also Li?
No wonder you are fated to meet my young master.
My young master's surname is Li, his name is Xunhuan. He is the Tanhua Lang that was appointed by the Emperor. Unfortunately … sigh.
As for me … I, Tie Chuanjia, am just an ordinary servant. You can just call me 'Uncle Tie'. "
"Oh, Li Xunhuan???
Wait … Uncle Tie, you just said … young master is Li Xunhuan?
That Xiao Li's Flying Dagger … came in third place? "
Li Yue's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Uncle Tie with a face full of horror.
Uncle Tie seemed to be surprised that a mere child would know of Li Xunhuan's title. He carefully looked at Li Yue's hands, clothes, and cheeks. It wasn't known what he was thinking, but a disapproving expression appeared on his face:
"Although young master is a well-known figure in Jianghu, it's not something that a child like you can easily know, right?
Child, did you run away because you had a conflict with your family? You're too bold. What if you met a bad person and fell into a dangerous situation? "
What's wrong with a child? Before the child transmigrated, she also grew up watching the TV series "Li Fei Dao".
Even if the fans of the original work who knew the plot of the TV series were crying "Heavenly Thunder God", Li Yue still couldn't forget Li Xunhuan, one of the two male gods with short hair. She secretly glanced at the original Li Xunhuan through the gap of the curtain. She compared the difference between the real person and the actor in her heart and softly refuted Uncle Tie:
"Uncle Tie, my family is really not in this world. You see, I can wear such good clothes, not because I was born in a good family, but because I was sold by a neighbor to pay off a debt.
Speaking of dangerous places for bad people … is there any place worse than a brothel? "
As she spoke, Li Yue sadly lowered her head. The Bearded Man thought of all kinds of rumors in Jianghu over the years, but in the end, he didn't say it to scare the little girl. He gently rubbed the little girl's head and shook the reins with his other hand:
"Jia!"
Half a day had passed since Li Yue escaped and woke up. Therefore, after a period of bumpy ride in the carriage, Tie Chuanjia stopped the carriage on the flat ground by the roadside and lit a bonfire to boil water.
He and Li Xunhuan were both men, so they could make do with lunch. However, with a little girl in the carriage, he couldn't eat lunch so easily.
Forcing the little girl to stay in the carriage, Tie Chuanjia picked up a cloth bag and got off the carriage. A moment later, he came back with a few more rabbits in the bag.
Tie Chuanjia had originally wanted to leave a rabbit for the little girl to play with, but the little girl was even more excited than he had imagined. However, this excitement wasn't because of her love for pets, but because of her anticipation for roasted meat. The little girl even continuously asked Tie Chuanjia what seasoning to add to make the roasted rabbit taste better. Tie Chuanjia listened and didn't know what to say.
The roasted meat filled their stomachs, so they naturally didn't take out the dry rations. After resting for a while, Tie Chuanjia filled the kettle with hot water. He took the little girl to sit outside the carriage and started the carriage again.
In the eyes of the common people, the area outside Yanmen Pass was a desolate place with few signs of human habitation. However, since the founding of the Xian Dynasty, the court had never prohibited the people living on the border from trading with each other. After a hundred years, the trade caravans between the Central Plains and the Western Regions had become more frequent. Naturally, there were relay stations, small towns, and cities of various sizes that were led by the people of the Central Plains or the people living on the border.
Following the tracks left behind by the caravans, Tie Chuanjia hurried the entire way. When the sky was completely covered by night, he finally drove the carriage to a deserted small town.
Probably because they often encountered late travelers, the only inn in the small town was not closed. The candles in the lanterns at the door swayed in the cold wind. Tie Chuanjia looked around and hesitated for a while before stopping the carriage inside the inn.
The Waiter was lying drowsily on a table near the outside of the inn. He had no intention of coming out to greet the guests. Tie Chuanjia skillfully pulled the horse into the shed and added some fodder. He then carried Li Yue down and pulled up the hood to cover her face. He then called out to Li Xunhuan in a soft voice but didn't receive a response.
Tie Chuanjia habitually pulled open the curtain of the carriage and helped the drunk Li Xunhuan off the carriage. Li Yue did the best she could to grab some items and followed closely behind the two.
There were very few people in the inn. Other than The Waiter, there was only a short and fat middle-aged man standing inside. He continuously fiddled with the abacus in his hand, calculating something.
Under the dim yellow light, the middle-aged man appeared dark and gloomy. He heard footsteps from inside the inn and slightly raised his eyelids to glance at the newcomers. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant to the ears.
"Do you want a meal or a place to stay?"
"A place to stay. I want two of the best rooms. If there's hot water, bring two buckets and send it directly to the two rooms."
"How can there be a good room in this godforsaken place? There's only one room. Just make do with it."
The middle-aged man didn't say whether there was hot water or not. He went straight to The Waiter and kicked him. His expression became more and more impatient. "Get up and get to work."
The Waiter's body swayed, and he stood up listlessly. He led Tie Chuanjia and the other two upstairs, pushed open a door, and left without a care for the guests who were left behind.
Tie Chuanjia silently led Li Xunhuan into the room and asked him to sit on a chair first. Then, he spread a sheet on the dirty bed and let Li Xunhuan lie on it.
Li Yue frowned when she entered the room. There was no other reason other than the fact that the room was too smelly. It was so dry outside the Great Wall, but the room was filled with a moldy and rotten smell. She couldn't help but want to open the window to get some fresh air, but Tie Chuanjia reached out to stop her. Li Yue could only silently sit on the chair and watch Tie Chuanjia tidy up the room.
After a while, The Waiter came into the room with half a bucket of hot water and a pot of hot tea.
Li Yue looked at the dirty teacups and teapot. She gritted her teeth and poured a cup of tea. The water in the cup was also very muddy. She scratched her head and stood aside, watching Tie Chuanjia wash up Li Xunhuan, who was drinking. She felt that she couldn't get involved at all.
After washing up Li Xunhuan, Tie Chuanjia tidied up the teacups and teapot. He moved the dining table in and found a quilt from the next room to spread it over. Then, he wiped Li Yue's hands and face with a hot towel and comforted the child to sleep on the table.
Tie Chuanjia was an eight-foot tall, muscular man. He was more virtuous than Tie Chuanjia in Li Yue's previous life. Seeing that Li Yue was guarding the door, Li Yue felt relieved and closed her eyes.
Ignoring the loud noises she heard in her daze, this night could be said to be the most peaceful night Li Yue had ever slept since she transmigrated. When she sat up with a yawn, the first thing that appeared in her vision was Tie Chuanjia, who was sewing clothes with an embroidery needle, and then Li Xunhuan, who was sitting on a chair and drinking wine with his head tilted back.
Sensing that the little girl had woken up, Tie Chuanjia let go of the embroidery needle and went downstairs to fetch two buckets of hot water. He carefully washed the little girl's face and hands, and then brought two bowls of hot noodle soup from downstairs.
After waiting for the three people in the room to tidy up everything, Tie Chuanjia carried Li Yue downstairs and directly covered the little girl's eyes with his big hands.
Li Yue peeked through Tie Chuanjia's fingers to a corner of the inn. The floor was full of broken tables and chairs, and traces of a fight. Combined with the fact that there were no signs of the inn staff since she woke up, Li Yue suddenly felt a little confused.
Eh, what exactly happened last night?
At first, these people pretended to be dumb and kept their mouths shut. When they were separated and "educated" by the other prisoners in the prison, many of them scrambled to be the first to spill everything they knew like water in a bottle.
As a result, both material evidence and witnesses were present. Those who were involved in the harvesting and cutting were all sentenced to death, while the others had to wait for further interrogation and sentencing.
This was the largest and most serious case in Shuo Zhou City since the beginning of the year. Now that things had developed to this point, Li Yue could no longer intervene with the prisoners. She simply shifted the focus from the criminals to the children who were harmed.
There were about a hundred children who were rescued. Most of them were around ten years old, and most of them were boys.
Only a few of them were successfully taken away by their original families. The rest either didn't want to go home, or couldn't go back to their original families. They were already abandoned.
Originally, the remaining children were all arranged to be in the Salesian Bureau of Shuo Zhou City. However, the Salesian Bureau itself wasn't large, and didn't have much power in Shuo Zhou City. Whether it was money or clothes, all resources were very tight. Occasionally, there would be people who would donate things, but it was barely enough to ensure that the children in the Salesian Bureau had enough to eat.
Now that there was a bunch of children, the Salesian Bureau faintly couldn't afford to eat. The official in charge of the Salesian Bureau lost even more hair, and he almost scratched himself bald on the spot.
The Li Family had been in business in Shuo Zhou for many years, so naturally, they would donate things to the Salesian Bureau during festivals.
Li Yue had made a small profit by opening a soap shop. Under Fu Bo's guidance, she had originally planned to donate some money. However, when she went to the Ci You Bureau and saw that the children, big and small, were still trying their best to give their survival resources to the younger children despite the lack of food and clothing, she had a new idea.
She wanted to hire the older children to work.
According to the current regulations, the children in the Salesian Bureau would normally stay until they were fourteen years old before leaving. However, in order to reduce the burden of the Salesian Bureau, these children would usually take the initiative to leave the Salesian Bureau when they were ten years old to find their own way to survive.
In modern times, children who were ten years old were usually still in primary school and couldn't do much. Most of the commoner families here had already started to support the family.
Children with adult families were a bit better as they had some support behind them.